Governor



Oct. 274 1925-A R. F..C HENEY GOVERNOR Filed oct. 1v. 1921 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Oct.r 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,558,791 PATENT olif-FICE.

BAY IE'. CHENEY, 0F ROGKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-THIRD TO WILLIAM H.

WILLIAMSON AND ONE-'Iman To CARROLL n. STARR, BOTH, or Roexronm ILLINOIS.

GOVERNOR.

Application med October 17, 1921. Serial No. 508,253.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, RAY F.- Caminar, a citizen of the United States. residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois,I have invented certain new,

and useful Improvements in Governors, of which the following is a specifica-tion.

It is desirabletliat tractors be provided with governors in order that the, speed may be maintained constant notwithstanding `variations in load such as occur,"for eX- ample, in ascendingand-descending grades..

The particular object of the present invention is to provide a governor of such character that it may be manufactured `as a'n attachment for tractors whichare not mitially provided withV governors, the construction being such that the governor maybe conveniently and quickly-applied to exist-mg tractors. 'e

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a fragmental side. elevation of a .tractor to which a governor embodying my invention has been applied. Fig. 2 is a view taken approximatelyin the plane of .line 2 2 of Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is `a vieur 'taken in the plane of line 3-3 of Fig. 10. Fig. 4 1s a. longi tudinal central sectional view of the governor, proper, showing` also some of the devices acted upon by the governor. Fig. 5 is a view taken in the plane of 1in e 5`-5 of Fig. 6. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view to show the means for holding the ball bearings in place. F ig. 6 isa section on line 6--6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a view showing some of thev connections to the butterfly valve. Fig. 8 is a view taken in the plane of line 8--8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a viewon line 9--9 0f Fig. 7. Fier. 10 is a fragmental plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 7.

The drawings show the present invention as applied to the Well-known Fordson tractor, A being the radiator,'B the engineand C the carburetor. D arethe fan blades. In a Fordson tracton'the fanblades D are attached to a pulley which is driven by a belt I replace the pulley regularly furnished Vwith the tractor with a special pulley of thesame outward dimensions and adapted to have the fan blades D applied thereto'. This special pulley is designated in the drawings as 1. As shown in Fig. 4. the pulley 1 has an annular chamber 2 adapted to contain Vtwo ball bearings 3, These ball v8 threaded on the spindle 5.

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bearingsare secured `Within the chamber 2 by means `of two screws 4.l The ball bearings 3 are mounted upon a. spindle 5 having at its forward endian annular shoulder 6 to prevent displacement of the pulley in that 'direction The spindle 5 is mounted in an eccentric bushing F supported in a bracket G fixed to the motor framework. (See Figs. 2 and 4.) In said bushing is' a ke iva-y F The spindle is secured Wit-h the bushing F rigidly 1n the bracket G, by means of a nut guard engaging the pulley'l, the nut 8 serving to clamp the dust guard between the bracket G and a shoulder 10 on the spindle.

The bearings 3 are suliieiently spaced apart and so located with reference to the transverse center of the pulley as to support the pulley properl against the belt pressure.

n In the forward portion of the pulley 1 is a chamber 11 'communicating with the chamber 2 and adapted to contain the gover- The forward side of the chamber 11 is closed by a 'cap 12 to which the fan blades D may be secured, the cap being held in place by screws 13 (Fig. 5). Upon the inner side of the cap 12v .are pivotally mountedv two bell crank levers 14 each com prising a weighted arm 15 and an arm 16.

-of a lever 19 which is pivoted ati-2O in a bracket 21, said bracket being secured to the motor framework by means including a bolt Q2. Itis apparent thatalthough the spindle 5 mayvassume different positions with respect to the lever 19 by virtue of adjustments of the bushing F, as may be made from time to time to take up. slack in the belt 4E in an obvious manner, the push'pin 18 will iii any event engage the pallet on the lever 19, the latter being made large enough for this purpose. In the upper arm of the lever 119 is an opening through which a stem or bolt 23 extends freely. The

head of said stem is lnon-circular and liesl which receives keys 7 on the spin le 9 is adust within a corresponding shaped recess in the bracket 21 whereby the stem is held against rotation. A coiled expansive spring 2a surrounds the stem 23 and bears at one end against the lever 19 through the medium of a washer 25 and at its other end against a wing nut 26 threaded on the forward end of the stem 23. The sprin 24C l'acts to hold the thrust bearing or head 1 pressedl against the arms 16 at all times.

' The connections between the vlever 19 and the butterfly valve may be of any suitable character. Herein is shown a rod or link 27,

one end portion of which extends throughv a block 28 which is pivoted to the upper arm of the lever 19. An adjusting nut 29 and a lock nut 30 are threaded on the forward end of the rod 27 on opposite sides of the block 28. The rear end of the link 27 has a ball and socket connection with the short arm 31 of a bell crank lever 32, said bell crank lever bein pivotally supported upon an angular brac et 33. rhe bracket 33 is adapted to be securedto the engine B by means of a cap screw 34. The longr arm'35 of thebelll crank lever 32 has a ball and socket connection with a link 36. The latter is connected at 37 to anv arm 38 on the shaft or pivot ot venabled to apply a governor to the When the load is increased, the tendency of the tractor to slow down causes the governor to open the throttle valve sufciently to maintain the desired speed.

Being enclosed itx-.the pulley 1, thegovernor is well protected against mechanical injury and dust. Sufficient lubricant'may be placed in the chamber 11 when the pulley is assembled to ensure roper lubrication of the ball bearings 3 an the governor for a longtime. -By coating the governor and the ball bearings within the pullev, I am ordson tractor, notwithstanding the limited space between ,the radiator and the pulley-supporting bracket G.

It will be understood that the spring 24 l may be adjusted to cause the governor to maintain any desired speed.4

A rock shaft 39 extends forward kfrom a point within convenient reach of the l.operator, the forward portion of said shaft being loosely supported in an opening 4() (Fig. 8)

in the bracket 33. To the front end of the.'

shaft 39 is fixed an angular finger 4l (Fig. 7) that underlies the arm 38.

claim as my invention:

A governor' device comprising a hollow fan pulley, a cap fitting the front end of the pulley, fan blades attached to the front of the cap, a' hollow bearing spindle projecting into the 'rear end of the pulley, governor arms mounted on the inner side o the cap and enclosed within the space between the front end of the spindle and the cap, and an operating connection extending from the governor arms thru the spindle.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

RAY F. CHENEY. 

